Nowadays, there’s a holiday for practically everything. Like this Saturday, June 6th. I guess no one noticed when they named the first Friday of every June National Trails Day, that it was also named National Doughnut Day. Whoops. But, just because these two worthy causes don’t seem to go hand in hand, it doesn’t mean there’s not enough time on June 6th to celebrate both.
Here at Gregory, we celebrate any day we can get outside and put our boots to trail. This June 6th marks the 17th year that we will officially celebrate our National trails. More than 1,500 events around the country including trail maintenance, hiking, paddling, biking, horseback riding, and running will take place to celebrate.
It all started in 1987 with Ronald Reagan’s President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors, which, according the American Hiking Society, stated that “all Americans be able to go out their front doors and within fifteen minutes, be on trails that wind through their cities or towns and bring them back without retracing steps.” Sounds nice, right? Well, in 1993, the American Hiking Society built on Reagan’s idea and launched National Trails Day.
As you know, trails don’t just appear out of nowhere. It took some serious planning and labor to create our 200,000 miles of trail. So, this Saturday, say thanks, and get out your front door to explore the trails that wind through your cities, towns, countrysides and mountains. And, if you’re into it, grab a doughnut along the way.
